Under the supervision of the Director of Education, the Duties and Responsibilities as the Education Programs Assistant include:

• Aiding in the design, implementation and evaluation of a full range of educational programs (This will require some weekend and evening work, perhaps 2-3x/month. It is important to be available for our 6-day summer professional development program that is Sunday-Friday, usually the 2nd full week of July. The 2019 dates are July 14-19.)
• Coordinating and facilitating group visits to Walden Woods (mostly high school students, but some younger students and some adult groups)
• Assisting in the collection of data on our education programs
• Co-creating educational resources, such as curricula, journaling activities, teachers’ guides, etc.
• Drafting education-related content for articles, newsletters, website and other communications; updating the education pages of the WWP website
• Collaborating with other departments/staff at WWP on institution-wide initiatives that involve or impact the education department

Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Duties and Responsibilities as the Communications Coordinator include:

• Maintaining and growing the organization’s following on social media sites, including (but not necessarily limited to) Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn
• Overseeing the WWP donor management system
• Overseeing social media fundraising campaigns and online advocacy (Change.org)
• Managing and developing e-mail marketing, specifically quarterly newsletters
• Daily management of and updates to the WWP website (www.walden.org) home page and to create current revolving content (including a regular site-based blog) and integrate organization’s social media with web content
• Assisting with designing and updating on-line promotional materials
• Assisting in record maintenance, correspondence and activities that involve engagement with the public

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

• Interest in learning about Thoreau and coordinating programs based on his principles that inspire social action and environmental protection
• Experience and confidence facilitating educational programs (in a formal or informal setting); experience developing educational programs/lessons a plus
• Familiarity with current social media trends and fluency with the full range of social media platforms
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in promoting the goals and objectives of the organization
• Ability to take initiative and work independently
• Experience with a donor management platform; familiarity with Network for Good a plus, but not required
• Experience updating web content; familiarity with WordPress a plus, but not required
• Ability to use Microsoft Office products